Carotenoids and Human Health

Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Food Sources of Carotenoids.- Carrots of Various Colors.- Carotenoid Metabolism and Enzymology.- Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Biological Systems: Reactions and Regulation by Carotenoids.- Kinetic Studies with Carotenoids.- Carotenoid Bioavailability: Influence of Dietary Lipid and Fiber.- Host Factors that Affect Carotenoid Metabolism.- Host Factors: Gender and Body Composition.- Carotenoid Metabolism and Health in Pregnancy and Lactation.- Carotenoids in Early Life.- Provitamin A Carotenoids and Cancer Prevention.- Lycopene and Cancer.- Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Eye Disease.- Carotenoids and Bone Health.- Provitamin A Carotenoids as a Dietary Source of Vitamin A.- Provitamin A Carotenoids and Immune Function.- Biofortification of Maize with Provitamin-A Carotenoids.- Horticultural Crops as a Source of Carotenoids.- Orange Sweetpotato as a Staple or Complementary Food.- International Efforts to Eradicate Vitamin A Deficiency.